DISSIPATED WOMEN
LONDON BRIDGE CLUB LIFE. LONDON, May 16. Mr Justice Avory scathingly commented on the dissipated life led by many men and women frequenting London bridge clubs. His remarks were the outcome of a claim for damages for breach of agreement in connection with a bridge club. Mr Avory added, that many women were spending eight hours daily playing bridge, drinking cocktails and whiskies, and smoking cigarettes. It was shown that some women smoked 68 cigarettes during an afternoon, while one consumed 140.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18784, 18 May 1923, Page 5
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84DISSIPATED WOMEN Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18784, 18 May 1923, Page 5
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